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2002–03 National First Division

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National First Division
Season2002–03
ChampionsAmaZulu (Coastal)
Silver Stars (Inland)
PromotedAmaZulu, Silver Stars


The 2002–03 National First Division was the 7th season of the second tier of South African soccer since the reorganisation in 1996.

It consisted of two streams, an Inland stream of 16 teams, and a Coastal stream of 14 teams.

The Coastal stream was won by AmaZulu and the Inland stream by Silver Stars, with both earning promotion to the 2003–04 Premier Soccer League.[1][2][3]

Coastal stream

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 AmaZulu (C, P) 26 18 4 4 48 19 +29 58 Promoted to 2003–04 Premier Soccer League
2 Premier United 26 16 8 2 50 20 +30 56
3 Avendale Athletico 26 14 5 7 37 26 +11 47
4 FC Fortune 26 14 3 9 40 27 +13 45
5 Basotho Tigers 26 13 4 9 43 38 +5 43
6 Park United 26 13 3 10 51 36 +15 42
7 Maritzburg City 26 10 5 11 32 33 −1 35
8 Rainbow Stars 26 9 7 10 31 40 −9 34
9 Uthukela 26 8 7 11 20 27 −7 31
10 Royal Tigers 26 7 7 12 26 34 −8 28
11 Moja United 26 8 4 14 31 41 −10 28
12 Juventus 26 7 7 12 27 39 −12 28
13 William Pescod 26 5 7 14 20 31 −11 22
14 PE Technikon (R) 26 3 3 20 24 69 −45 12 Relegation to 2003–04 SAFA Second Division
Source: [4]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Inland stream

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
1 Silver Stars (C, P) 30 24 3 3 69 15 +54 75 Promoted to 2003–04 Premier Soccer League
2 Bloemfontein Celtic 30 23 5 2 62 18 +44 74
3 Pietersburg Pillars 30 19 3 8 54 29 +25 60
4 City Sharks 30 16 7 7 46 23 +23 55
5 Tembisa Classic 29 14 7 8 36 29 +7 49
6 Bloemfontein Young Tigers 30 14 6 10 50 34 +16 48
7 Maholosiane 30 13 6 11 44 39 +5 45
8 Dobsonville All Nations 30 9 9 12 32 35 −3 36
9 Mabopane Young Masters 30 9 7 14 41 40 +1 34
10 Dangerous Aces 30 9 7 14 27 40 −13 34
11 Peoples Bank Spurs 30 9 4 17 29 44 −15 31
12 Alexandra United 30 7 10 13 34 53 −19 31
13 Ledwaba Power Stars 29 7 8 14 32 49 −17 29
14 Sporting 30 5 10 15 26 55 −29 25
15 Welkom Stars 30 5 9 16 26 51 −25 24
16 Spartak (R) 30 4 3 23 19 73 −54 15 Relegation to 2003–04 SAFA Second Division
Source: [4]
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

References

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  1. ^ "History". mail.highlandspark.co.za. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  2. ^ "PSL clubs since 1994". Kick Off. 1 February 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2023 – via PressReader.
  3. ^ "About the NFD". psl.co.za. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
  4. ^ a b "South Africa 2002/03".